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Transactions. — Geology. 



The following is a note of the depth 

 passed through in sinking : — 



Blue clay 

 Shingle 

 Blue clay 

 Shingle 

 Blue sand 

 Shingle 

 White clay 

 Shingle 

 Papa 



Light-blue sand 

 Clay 



Silty sand 

 Cement 



Sa.nd (water-bearing ; good flow here) 

 Shingle 

 Cement 



Sand (timber in this) 

 Cement 



Papa (water here) 

 Sand 

 • Shingle. 



This well was successfully sunk by Mr. E. J. Martin, of 

 Palmerston North. 



I give below particulars of two other wells sunk in the 

 vicinity of Longburn. Well marked " B " (Plate LIL, fig. 1), 

 6 in. diameter, is sunk for the Longburn Freezing Company. 

 It is situated about 20 chains south-east of the company's 

 well, and passes through the following strata: — 



Clay . . 

 Shingle 

 Clay .. 

 Sand . . 

 Clay 



Sand . . 

 Clay 

 Sand . . 

 Clay . . 

 Sand . . 

 Shingle 



This well discharges not more than 1,000 gallons per hour. 



There is another Gin. well and a 2 in. well at the freezing- 

 works. The 6 in. goes to the same depth as well marked "B." 

 The 2 in. well goes to a depth of 330 ft. approximate, but I 

 have not yet obtained particulars of it. None of the Freezing 

 Company's wells discharge nearly as much water as the Eail- 

 way Company's well marked " A." 



Well marked "C" (Plate LII., fig. 1) is situated on Mr. 

 Walker's property, about 100 chains south-east of the Rail- 



